Topic: Methodist Hospital

The debate over vaccine passports continues as 15 U.S. states ban them while some private businesses, like a children's museum in Wisconsin, require proof of vaccination. In Texas, a new law prevents businesses requiring such proof from receiving state contracts, though a federal judge recently sided with a Houston hospital that suspended unvaccinated nurses.

Nearly 200 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital, led by nurse Jennifer Bridges, filed a lawsuit and went on strike to protest a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. The employees argue they should not be forced to take a vaccine that lacks full FDA approval. While the hospital claims 99% compliance among its 26,000 staff members, the protesting nurses expressed a willingness to take their case to the Supreme Court.